The ball headed out toward the left field gap, a knife in the back of Washington baseball history. Jordan Zimmerman stood on the mound, stone-faced and still. The Nationals Park crowd went still and quiet for a moment...

Sam Palace sifted through the displays at Guitar Center, helping Anthony Rendon choose his first acoustic. On a day off in July, Rendon wanted to learn a song — “Troubadour” by George Strait — even though he had never played...

Just hours after they clinched home-field advantage in the playoffs, the Washington Nationals (94-66) took their first breath of the 2014 season. For the first time in 159 games, nothing was at stake...

Ryan Zimmerman returned to the Nats' lineup on Saturday after a two month absence and played seven innings at left field against the Marlins . That, at least originally, was the Nationals ' way of easing his right hamstring back into the mix...